99D.23 - COMMISSION VETERINARIAN AND CHEMIST.
99D.23 COMMISSION VETERINARIAN AND CHEMIST.
1. The commission shall employ one or more chemists or contract
with a qualified chemical laboratory to determine by chemical testing
and analysis of saliva, urine, blood, or other excretions or body
fluids whether a substance or drug has been introduced which may
affect the outcome of a race or whether an action has been taken or a
substance or drug has been introduced which may interfere with the
testing procedure. The commission shall adopt rules under chapter
17A concerning procedures and actions taken on positive drug reports.
The commission may adopt by reference nationally recognized standards
as determined by the commission or may adopt any other procedure or
standard. The commission has the authority to retain and preserve by
freezing, test samples for future analysis.
2. The commission shall employ or contract with one or more
veterinarians to extract or procure the saliva, urine, blood, or
other excretions or body fluids of the horses or dogs for the
chemical testing purposes of this section. A commission veterinarian
shall be in attendance at every race meeting held in this state.
3. A chemist or veterinarian who willfully or intentionally fails
to perform the functions or duties of employment required by this
section shall be banned for life from employment at a race meeting
held in this state.
4. The commission veterinarian shall keep a continuing record of
all horses determined to be sick, unsafe, unsound, or unfit to race
by a commission veterinarian at a racetrack. Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 187, § 23; 88 Acts, ch 1137, § 3, 4; 94 Acts, ch 1100,
§2; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §19
Referred to in § 99D.9, 99D.10